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Canadian time travel series Being Erica is being remade for American television, with Alison Williams starring and executive producing the show.

The series ran for four seasons and followed an unusual method of therapy, involving time travelling back to the past. The new version, according to Deadline, tells the story of two women — strangers with seemingly nothing in common — seeking the help of an eccentric therapist who enables them to travel back in time to revisit their biggest regrets. Along the way, they’re shocked to discover their lives are inextricably intertwined.

Allison Williams said, “I was a huge fan of the original series and I jumped at the opportunity to get involved to help give it a new life. I am so fortunate to be working with such an incredible group and I cannot wait to share our version with the world.

“The format encourages exploration of memory, hindsight, consciousness, and all aspects of human behaviour, which creates such fertile ground. I constantly find myself thinking: ‘if I could go back, what would I do differently?’ I’m really eager to push that familiar thought experiment to its limits.”

“The opportunity to work with the enormously talented Allison, Elisa, Julie and Naima to remake and reinvent this show is inspiring,” said Katie O’Connell Marsh, Vice-Chair, Boat Rocker Studios. “It’s rare to find a story that strikes such a perfect balance of being funny, relatable and genuine, and Allison is the perfect actor to play the title role based on her natural ability to be all three. Additionally, this series represents the tremendous synergy of the broad grouping of brands under the newly announced Boat Rocker Studios.­”

“Instantly intrigued by the original show’s premise I am excited to work with Allison Williams, Elisa Zuritsky and Julie Rottenberg on a reinterpretation that centres the groundedly-miraculous ways women empower themselves when they contend with regret, ambition, love and loss–and with a sense of levity,” said director and executive producer Naima Ramos-Chapman. “This relentless drive to ‘get things right’ by peering into your past is such a relatable concept and I’m excited by the comedy of errors that will undoubtedly follow our leading characters.”